Legislative Updates

The 69th Montana Legislature passed five bills related to TRS. These included HB 67, a general revisions ("housekeeping") bill introduced at the request of the TRS Board, and HB 924, a major funding bill that included provisions designed to help protect Montana's public pensions against future financial crises.

For more information about these bills and others that did not pass, read the documents linked below:

2025 Legislative Summary (pdf)

TRS Horizons member newsletter, Legislative issue, June 2025 (pdf)

Four bills affecting TRS became law during the 68th Montana Legislature, including two bills introduced at the request of the TRS Board. HB 117 relaxed certain working retiree restrictions, and HB 135 made several clarifications and technical fixes in TRS law while also providing a more stringent process for TRS employers to establish that an individual is an independent contractor.

The documents linked below contain more detail on these and other bills:

2023 Legislative Summary (pdf)

TRS Horizons member newsletter, Legislative issue, June 2023 (pdf)